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Nicholas Mokwena
  • Masisi’s close associate under DCEC radar

    A close ally of former President Mokgweetsi Masisi, Kenneth Matswiri is under the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) surveillance in connection with the over P296 million tender for the supply of smart meter solution under Water...

  • Morwaeng calls for rejection of lobby lists

    Botswana Democratic Party’s candidate for Secretary General in the May 10 elective congress slated for Maun, Kabo Morwaeng, has advised democrats against the use of lobby lists.Morwaeng who holds a strong opinion against lobby lists says that the...

  • New fleet continues to haunt Air Botswana

    Six (6) months after its launch, the aircraft dubbed “Kalahari” Embraer 175, remains grounded as the National Airliner- Air Botswana – has failed to enter it into the schedule.Botswana Guardian has established that Air Botswana failed to...

  • UDC dead silent on minimum wage legislation

    One of the boldest promises made by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in its 2024 election campaign was to raise the national minimum wage to P4 000.It was a powerful message that resonated with multitudes of struggling Batswana, who saw the...

  • BPS's Forensic failures exposed

    An investigation by this Publication into the Botswana Police Service (BPS) has raised alarming concerns about the state of their Forensic Science Services (FSS).It reveals a potentially catastrophic failure in the justice system due to the use of...

  • Botswana Red Cross dirty wars reach OP

    Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS) skeletons are tumbling out of the closet and its former members and now Assistant Minister for State President Maipelo Mophuting has been implicated in the ongoing internal fights.The fights at BRCS, according to...

  • Masisi throws BDP’s inner party democracy under the bus

    Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) President, Mokgweetsi Masisi has been accused of trying to throw the party’s celebrated inner party democracy under the bus.The arguments by fellow democrats were echoed this past weekend when Masisi addressed...

  • Gaolathe misled nation about Kanye Sanitation Project?

    Minister of Finance Ndaba Gaolathe delivered his budget speech proposal on Monday, and there was one item that captivated the imagination of the public - the Kanye Sanitation Project.Gaolathe cited the Kanye Sanitation Project as an example of...

  • DPP takeover of prosecution functions put on hold

    The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) continues the process of taking over the prosecutorial functions from the Botswana Police Service as directed by Presidential Directive of 2006.This was revealed by the Attorney General Mmako...

  • Molao joins race for BDP’s DSG position

    Former Member of Parliament for Shashe West and cabinet member, Fidelis Molao has also thrown his name in the hat of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) race for Deputy Secretary General.The BDP will hold its crucial national elective congress in...

  • Chief Justice wields the whip

    Newly-appointed head of the Judiciary has made it clear that no excuse would be tolerated for the delay in delivering judgments by judicial officers.There has been a longstanding outcry by litigants and the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) over the...

  • Police Service accused of flouting procedures

    Botswana Police has remained tight-lipped on the controversial disciplinary cases involving some of the junior officers.Botswana Guardian has established that the police have been slow in establishing Class II Boards to undertake disciplinary hearing...

  • Masisi loses grip on BDP

    Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) President Mokgweetsi Masisi is a leader losing grip on the party which lost last year's general election under his watch after being in power for over five (5) decades.Masisi who will not be seeking re-election as...

  • Construction industry leads in corruption - DCEC

    The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) has experienced many challenges, which have regrettably jeopardised Botswana’s global corruption and governance ratings as well as progress in reducing the levels of corruption.The agency’s...

  • BDP to suspend 'unwanted' central committee candidates

    There is a conspiracy by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) leadership to suspend some of its members who are vying for central committee positions.Information reaching Botswana Guardian suggests that the grand plan is to suspend the members a month...

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